The decrease in manufacturing output was due to the lower output in export-oriented industries.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Industrial Production Index (IPI), which measures real output in the manufacturing, mining and electricity sectors, registered a marginal increase of 0.6% in November 2023 year-on-year (y-o-y), says the Statistics Department.
In a statement, chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the modest expansion of 1.9% in the mining segment and 4.2% in the electricity sector contributed to the IPI uptrend.
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